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Ministerial Commitments
Working Party will consider all 47 cases bought forward by JFSA and MPs
Independent figure will chair a review
Independence of process
Second Sight and JFSA Working Party
Further work on cases must be independent
Working Party must be independent
Scheme open from 27th August — 18th November 2013
Working Group is independent of Government and responsible for meeting interim
report recommendations
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Detail of the scheme as published
+ There will be a Working Group
* Second Sight and JFSA will be members
+ There will be an independent Chair
+ Second Sight will recommend whether a case should be mediated
+ Second Sight will investigate and provide a case review
+ Applicants will receive a copy of the case review
+ Mediation process will be independently administered
* Post Office will pay for a professional advisor to articulate the applicants's case and
attend mediation.
+ Scheme will take in Criminal cases
+ Scheme will take in old cases
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WG will oversee Scheme
Membership may change by agreement of WG currently PO, JFSA, SS and Chair
SS will be investigator and advisor
Scheme objectives to achieve mutual and final resolution of applicants concerns
about Horizon and associated issues.
Investigate proportionately and efficiently an applicant’s claims
Scheme must ensure value for money
WG may modify operations and practices
WG should ensure cases are completed in a timely manner
Ensure all cases treated consistently
Proceedings will be confidential
SS are non voting, JFSA and POL are voting members, Chair has casting vote
Only confidentiality is legally binding
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Journey to the WG and Scheme
+ Ministerial commitments following SS Report set out broad way ahead.
+ PO/JFSA/SS designed the Scheme and published details
+ WG established and agreed its ToRs (not published)
+ What changes could be made within existing ToRs?
+ Ministerial commitments relatively broad - some scope for change
+ Published Scheme but can be varied BY WG
* Under TORs for WG PO would need agreement of WG to change - experience to date
shows reluctance to do so
Therefore:
* if PO asks for change what happens if WG refuses?
* where does that leave us?
* would we be prepared to force the issue and break the WG?
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